Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 1c | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-05-2024 15:07 UTC-8

Negreanu Hits a Set

Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A player opened to 800 from middle position, then Shota Nakanishi in the hijack three-bet to 2,500. Daniel Negreanu in the small blind called, but the middle-position player folded at this point.

Negreanu and Nakanishi checked the 3♣2♥10♠ flop, then on the 9♦ turn, Negreanu led out for 2,500. Nakanishi called.

The 6♦ completed the board and Negreanu asked for 5,500. Nakanishi seemed unhappy at first, but he made the call. However his cards went into the muck when Negreanu flipped over 10♥10♦ for a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shota Nakanishi	93,000 -34,000	-34,000

Daniel Negreanu	39,000 -40,500	-40,500

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Shota Nakanishi

07-05-2024 15:00 UTC-8

Bao Gets Lleshi Off Kings

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Danny Nguyen raised to 1,200 from early position, Dhimitri Lleshi three-bet to 4,000 from the hijack and Songtao Bao cold four-bet to 10,000, from the big blind. Both players called.

The 2♠4♥10♣ flop saw Bao continue for 10,000. Nguyen and Lleshi both called.

The 3♣ turn saw Bao size up to 30,000. Nguyen folded and Lleshi went deep into the tank.

"You have aces?" Lleshi asked as he continued to think, with just 37,000 left behind the line.

"It's fifty-fifty," Lleshi continued "I either have 0% or you have 0%".

Lleshi finally folded K♦K♣ face up to give Bao the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Songtao Bao	105,000 105,000	105,000
Danny Nguyen	52,300 52,300	52,300
Dhimitri Lleshi	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Danny Nguyen Dhimitri Lleshi

07-05-2024 14:47 UTC-8

Pal Makes an Incredible Fold

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jamie Sanfilippo opened to 700 from the button and Rupom Pal three-bet to 2,200 from the small blind. Sanfilippo made the call.

The flop came J♥8♠2♥. Pal fired a 2,100 continuation bet and Sanfilippo clicked it to 4,200. Pal made the call.

Both players then checked through the J♠ turn leading to the Q♣ river. Pal checked and Sanfilippo bet 2,600. Pal check-raised to 8,800 and Sanfilippo moved all in, covering Pal who had around 40,000 behind.

Pal announced that he had the second-nuts before folding Q♥Q♠ for queens full of jacks face up. Sanfilippo revealed that he had J♦J♣ for quad jacks and that his opponent had made the correct laydown as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Sanfilippo	86,000 86,000	86,000
Rupom Pal	39,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Jamie Sanfillipo Rupom Pal

07-05-2024 14:22 UTC-8

Zukowicz Runs Kings into Touitou's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Monika Zukowicz opened to 800 from early position and was three-bet by Steven Touitou to 2,400 in the hijack. The action folded back to Zukowicz who four-bet to 7,200, and Touitou called.

The flop came 5♠J♣Q♠ and Zukowicz continued with a bet of 4,000, which Touitou called.

A 10♦ landed on the turn where Zukowicz counted out another bet and put 8,000 chips into the pot. Touitou took his time before he called.

When the 8♦ completed the board, both players quickly checked it down.

Zukowicz tabled K♠K♥, and Touitou had the winner with A♠A♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Touitou	85,000 85,000	85,000
Monika Zukowicz	40,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Monika Zukowicz Steven Touitou

07-05-2024 14:13 UTC-8

Sanford Playing Against Doctors Orders

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Jeff McMillan

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

George Sanford was in a three-way hand on the flop as it read 9♣5♣7♥. All three players checked to the turn which came the J♠. Richard Sperberg bet 2,000, Georgios Soritopoulos called and Sanford got out of the way. The river was the A♥, Sperberg fired 4,500 and Sotiropoulos folded to send Sperberg the pot.

Sanford is fortunate be playing in this main event as he just finished chemotherapy for stage 4 cancer and is currently playing against doctors wishes. But he said that he can not guarantee he will ever have another chance to play this tournament, which has been a bucket list for him for many years so he is making the most of the time he has now.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Sanford	65,000 65,000	65,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	52,000 52,000	52,000

Richard Sperberg	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: George Sanford Georgios Soritopoulos Richard Sperberg

07-05-2024 14:13 UTC-8

Deeb Snaps Off Opponent on River

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Herbie Teope

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action picked up with six-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb on the button and involved in a hand against two opponents, one in the big blind and the other in the cutoff.

The flop showed 8♠7♠2♥ and both of Deeb’s opponents checked. Deeb responded by betting 1,100, which drew a call from the player in the big blind. The player in the cutoff folded.

The dealer placed Q♦ on the turn, and Deeb and his opponent checked.

The A♦ showed up on the river and the player in the big blind led out with 2,500, which Deeb immediately called.

The player in the big blind tabled 8♥5♦, but his pair of eights were not good once Deeb tabled 10♠10♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	59,500 -16,500	-16,500

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07-05-2024 14:10 UTC-8

Lampropulos Under Attack Mode

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Maria Lampropulos opened from middle position. She was called by the hijack, but the cutoff raised to 3,200. Both Lampropulos and the hijack called.

The cutoff bet 3,200 on 9♦8♥6♠ but only Lampropulos check-called to find the J♥ turn.

After two checks, the dealer revealed the 6♦ river. Lampropulos checked then went deep into the tank after the cutoff bet 3,400. However she decided to check-raise to 14,000. Her opponent eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Lampropulos	69,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Maria Lampropulos

07-05-2024 13:06 UTC-8

Break Time

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The players on Day 1c have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day. Check out some of the highlights from the last two hours of play below:

07-05-2024 11:56 UTC-8

Taylor Shows the Bluff

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Nicholas Maimone opened to 600 from the hijack and was called by Stuart Taylor in the cutoff.

The flop came J♣4♣7♦. Maimone bet 600, Taylor raised to 2,400 and Maimone called.

Maimone check-called a 3,800 bet from Taylor on the 5♠ turn leading to the A♥ river. Maimone checked, Taylor bet 11,000 and after about a minute Maimone decided to fold.

"Missed double belly-buster. Nine-high like a boss," Taylor announced before showing 9♠8♠ for the missed draw turned into a bluff.

"No guts, no glory," Johnny Chan, who was at the same table, commented as Taylor dragged in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Taylor	64,000 8,000	8,000
Johnny Chan	58,000 58,000	58,000

Nicholas Maimone	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Stuart Taylor

07-05-2024 11:43 UTC-8

Kabrhel Loses an Early Four-Bet Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jared Hemingway opened to 600 and was thee-bet to 3,000 by Martin Kabrhel out of the small blind. Hemingway then four-bet to 10,000 and Kabrhel made the call.

The flop of 7♥A♥10♥ was checked by both players to see the 9♣ fall on the turn. The action checked through and the Q♣ appeared on the river.

Kabrhel thought briefly before he made bet of 24,000. Hemingway snap-called and was shown 9♦5♦ by Kabrhel for a pair of nines. This was second best to the Q♠Q♥ of Hemingway for a set of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Hemingway	95,000
Martin Kabrhel	26,000 -34,000	-34,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Jared Hemingway